Gluten-Free Bunny in the Bush Cupcake Recipe

To create the cupcake mixture

1. To create the cupcake batter, first start by heating the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. In a mixing bowl, add the plant-based milk and the apple cider vinegar and let them rest for a few minutes to make vegan buttercream. Then add the remaining ingredients and whisk until well incorporated. You can do this by hand or in a mixer
3. Then pour the mixture into a cupcake tray, filling each mold ¾ of the way full. Place the tray onto the middle oven shelf to bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
4. Place the tray on a wire rack and wait for them to cool completely before proceeding.

To create the icing

1. Now that the batter has been made, the icing for the cupcakes can be created. A quick note; this recipe creates more mixture than is required for the cupcakes as this allows for enough mixture to be able to use an electric mixer. However the icing mixture can be kept in the fridge for up to 7 days and can be used for other sweet recipes! To create only the required amount, ½ the icing recipe and mix by hand 
2. Start by mixing the softened butter with ½ the plant-based milk and the vanilla extract and slowly incorporate all the icing sugar in small batches.
3. Add the remaining plant-based milk in small quantities until the desired piping consistency has been achieved; soft but still able to retain a peak if you pull the whisk up.
4. Separate about 3 tablespoons of the mixture into a separate bowl (we need this to remain white) and then add the spirulina or green food colouring and mix until the colour is even.
5. Then place the finished mixture into a piping bag.

How to assemble your cupcakes

1. Take a cupcake, pipe the green icing sugar to create a ‘grass’ looking surface.
2. Place the bunny body, ears and paws as if the bunny was burrowing into the cupcake.
3. With the remaining white icing, pipe a little white round tail onto the bunny body.
4. Feel free to decorate the green ‘grass’ icing with icing carrots, flowers or similar cake decorations to add a little extra something!